arrimo
The verdict
“arrimo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,929 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,929
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,900
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amparo, proteção
Corpus desk
Index PT-arrimo · arrimo · Portuguese
arrimo · rank #87,929 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,929
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,900
- PHOTO-FINISH arregimentar
Nearest frequency peer: arregimentar (-3 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “arrimo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- arregimentar
arregimentar
12,075 corpus weight
- arrimo
arrimo
12,072 corpus weight
- Asphalt
Asphalt
12,068 corpus weight
- Atem
Atem
12,065 corpus weight
- atinar
atinar
12,063 corpus weight
- auta
auta
12,057 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “arrimo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrimo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #87,929 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “arrimo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
arrimo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,929 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
arrimo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is arrimo, spelled A-R-R-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1amparo, proteção
- 2apoio, espeque, esteio
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arrimo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A carência de vagas nas creches causa muitos transtornos para as famílias, principalmente para aquelas em que as mães são arrimo.
No Aeroporto de Congonhas, trecho de cerca de 50 metros do muro de arrimo do aeroporto caiu na Avenida dos Bandeirantes.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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